French President Nicolas Sarkozy married former model Carla Bruni on Saturday at the Elysée Palace, according to the official who performed the ceremony.
"The bride wore white. She was ravishing, as usual," François Lebel, the mayor of Paris's eighth arrondissement, or district, told Europe-1 radio. "The groom wasn't bad either."
Sarkozy, 53, and Bruni, 40, were wed in the presence of about 20 close family and friends, Lebel said.
The couple went public with their relationship during a visit to Disneyland Paris, and they carried out their brief but highly publicized courtship in such places as the ruins of Petra, Jordan.
The tabloids even showed the couple at an Egyptian beach resort, Bruni in a tiny black bikini, Sarkozy in trunks and Ray-Ban sunglasses.
Sarkozy's approval ratings dropped during their courtship — in part, analysts say, because many older, more traditional voters were put off by his glitzy, jet-setting style.
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"The bride wore white. She was ravishing, as usual," François Lebel, the mayor of Paris's eighth arrondissement, or district, told Europe-1 radio. "The groom wasn't bad either."
Sarkozy, 53, and Bruni, 40, were wed in the presence of about 20 close family and friends, Lebel said.
The couple went public with their relationship during a visit to Disneyland Paris, and they carried out their brief but highly publicized courtship in such places as the ruins of Petra, Jordan.
The tabloids even showed the couple at an Egyptian beach resort, Bruni in a tiny black bikini, Sarkozy in trunks and Ray-Ban sunglasses.
Sarkozy's approval ratings dropped during their courtship — in part, analysts say, because many older, more traditional voters were put off by his glitzy, jet-setting style.
FULL STORY
Critics say Sarkozy's playboy image weakens his credibility as a leader. What do you think?
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